As part of the Ukraine Mine Action Conference 2024, to be held on October 17 and 18 in Lausanne, Plateforme 10 and Photo Elysée are pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition and a public meeting with Giles Duley. The British photographer, who survived the explosion of an anti-personnel mine, is the United Nations' global representative for people with disabilities in conflict and peace-building situations. He will present his work to Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).
Esplanade of Plateforme 10
PLATEFORME 10
Place de la gare 17, 1005 Lausanne
4:30 pm
Opening event and public meeting. MCBA Auditorium
Speakers
Giles Duley, Photographer Nicolas Bideau, Head of Communication DFAE
Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of Photo Elysée
5:30 pm
Visit to the exhibition with Giles Duley and Federal Councillor Cassis.
Free admission, booking essential
Giles Duley was born in London in 1971. Photographer, writer, chef and presenter, he is the founder and Managing Director of the Legacy of War Foundation. His work focuses on the long-term humanitarian impact of conflict.
After an early career spent photographing musicians, Giles Duley changed his focus in 2004 to documentary work. His work has taken him to the four corners of the globe, including Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Ukraine. In 2011, while accompanying the 75th US Cavalry Regiment on foot in Afghanistan, Duley stepped on an improvised explosive device. Severely wounded, he lost both legs and his left arm. Despite his injuries, Duley continues to document the long-term impact of conflict.
The exhibition Objets de Mort, comprising 20 large-format photographs presented outdoors on the esplanade of Plateforme 10, is, in Giles Duley's view, a testimony and a warning about the role of the military-industrial complex in the tragedy of anti-personnel mines.
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